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Tantrums, toilet timing, fussy dinners, bedtime. They get louder and cleverer. Your job stays the same: steady, boring when it counts, close when they lose it.
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The tantrum is not a debate
Tantrums are common from 1 to 3, so keep them safe, name the feeling in a low voice, and stay close. Do not argue with a child who has left the building, and do not shop when they are hungry and tired.
Pants when they are ready
Dry for two hours or more, and able to pull pants up and down, is a readiness sign, not a birthday. Daytime undies or training pants, a nappy still for naps and night, and no fuss if the floor loses.
They will not eat the dinner
Fussy eating is common, and it is often them practising being a separate person. You put the food out and they decide how much, about 20 minutes, then the plate goes without a speech, and you never force a mouthful.
Bed is a routine, not a fight
Most toddlers need 11 to 14 hours, usually 10 to 12 at night plus a nap of 1 to 2 hours. A late long nap steals bedtime, so keep the same short routine on Saturday as on Tuesday.
The bite, then the boring no
Say no, move the mouth or the hand, and turn away, because attention feeds the next bite. If a tooth is coming, give them something else to chew, and if they hurt another child you apologise without a speech.
The year they get loud and clever
Around 2 they may use two or three word sentences, and by 3 many manage three to five words and a short back and forth. Tantrums are still normal, they need you, and they also need to try the spoon themselves.